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The Pirates have shut down Francisco Cervelli (quad) for the remainder of the regular season.

Cervelli suffered a quad injury in late August and the team doesn't want him to push things with only 12 games on the calendar. "The reality is we've run out of time," said Pirates manager Clint Hurdle. He'll finish the year with a .249/.342/.370 batting line with five homers and 31 RBI over 81 games. His salary jumps to $10.5 million next year. Mon, Sep 18, 2017 04:00:00 PM

Cervelli is determined to return this season and did some some squatting on Friday with that goal in mind, but he's quickly running out of time. The veteran backstop has been sidelined since late August with a quad injury. He's been limited to just 81 games this season. Mon, Sep 18, 2017 01:45:00 PM

Francisco Cervelli (quad) took live batting practice and ran the bases on Wednesday, and could return to the Pirates before the end of the 2017 season.

Cervelli has been on the disabled list since August 26 with the quad injury, and had a setback that changed his expected return date from September 5 to undetermined. That return date is still undetermined, but it looks more likely that he'll get a chance to play after participating on Wednesday. Wed, Sep 13, 2017 07:02:00 PM

And the hope is he will feel well enough to resume running on Monday. Cervelli was supposed to return from the disabled list on September 5, but he suffered a setback with his quad while doing squatting exercises. He's probably at least a week away from activation. Sat, Sep 9, 2017 05:33:00 PM

Pirates' manager Clint Hurdle announced Thursday that X-rays on the finger of Ivan Nova came back negative.

Nova was pulled from Thursday's game after he was hit by a pitch while squaring to bunt, but it appears that he was able to avoid any structural damage. Either way, he isn't going to pitch again this season but should be fully healthy heading into 2018.

Pirates LHP Nik Turley was suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball for testing positive for performance-enhancing substance Ipamorelin.

Turley was just claimed off waivers from the Twins in November, and now his Pirates debut will have to wait. He made his major league debut in 2017, posting an ugly 11.21 ERA in 10 appearances. His suspension will begin at the start of the season.

Phillies selected Twins RHP Nick Burdi with the third pick in the Rule 5 draft and traded him to the Pirates for international slot money.

Burdi was considered the top relief prospect in the 2014 draft and was expected to move quickly, but he didn't develop as hoped initially and, after a fast start last year, he required Tommy John surgery in May. It makes plenty of sense to stash him away here -- he can spend at least the first half of the year on the DL -- but he's not a great bet to turn into a bullpen asset anytime soon.